Are these Cayennes?

[Boris]

I've grown a Cayenne pepper plant last summer and the peppers were pretty small. I'm growing this one now and the peppers are huge in comparison to the ones I grew last year. Are these cayennes? (12oz can for size reference)

 

[hogleg]

They look a lot like Jimmy Nardello's to me. If they have no heat they are prolly Jimmy Nardello's

 

[Boris]

They look a lot like Jimmy Nardello's to me. If they have no heat they are prolly Jimmy Nardello's

I've never even heard of those. Weird. They were labeled as cayenne, but I just couldn't tell. Do ya think there's a chance they could be cayenne?

 

[hogleg]

Yea they could be Large Cayenne. They look a hell of a lot alike. Eat a green one, if it has heat its large cayenne, no heat and its a jimmy nardello I figure.
 
Large Cayenne Hybrid from burpee
 

 
 
Jimmy Nardello
 

 

[Boris]

Ok, thanks for the tips!

 

[tctenten]

+1 to Hogleg. I have grown both types of cayenne(small and large). I also grow Nardellos...either way you have a fine pepper.

 

[willard3]

Cayenne

 

[Boris]

So one of them ripened to red. Picked it and tried it. It's not hot at all. So I guess it's a Nardello

 

[MarcV]

Could still be cayenne. I've grown cayenne that produced sweet pods without heat initially and hot pods later in the season.

 

[spicefreak]

So one of them ripened to red. Picked it and tried it. It's not hot at all. So I guess it's a Nardello
 

 
Did you try the top part up by the stem? The tip of most Cayennes is practically heatless but the placental top is not.

 

[balages74]

Looks Like Cayenne Thick or Nardello to me. I also grow some thicks and not all are hot. So you should probably reverse it; if some have heat its Cayenne if none then Nardello.

 

[Boris]

Pulled this one just now and it actually is hot. So cayennes after all I suppose.